Joe McGinnishttp://www.newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/10155/0
enMarching into the Lion's Den: Palin Guest Hosts on Historically Hostile Today Showhttp://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2012/04/02/marching-lions-den-palin-guest-hosts-historically-hostile-today
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Sarah Palin will be walking into the proverbial lion’s den when she guest hosts Tuesday’s<em> Today</em> show, as the NBC morning program’s hosts, reporters and guests have repeatedly trashed the one-time Vice Presidential candidate. While the former Alaska governor was treated to<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/04/02/matt_lauer_to_palin_are_you_reading_some_newspapers.html"> jovial jabs</a> from the cast when she called into Monday’s<em> Today </em>show, she’s been subjected to much harsher attacks over the past four years.</p>
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On the show Palin has been blamed for the shooting of Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, denounced as a political liability for the GOP, been called a “Nazi” by journalist/stalker Joe McGinnis, and has seen herself and family become the object of rampant speculation and crude mockery. <em><strong>(videos after the jump)</strong></em></p>
<p> The following are some of the worst instances of Palin bashing that were aired on NBC’s<em> Today</em> show:</p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:57:13 +0000Geoffrey Dickens51029 at http://www.newsbusters.org